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Post by wahinefan on Sept 14, 2022 2:52:57 GMT -5
What is crazy, and people may think I may be crazy also. But by the time their playing career is over as a Wahine, I believe Tiffany Westerberg could end up being a better Middle then Amber Igiede. Why do I say this, one reason, Tiffany Westerberg has more upside then Amber Igiede does. Robyn just needs to keep Tiffany Westerberg as a Middle. The Wahine will have 2 beast mode Middles next year. Robyn's only job will be to select a Setter who can set both of them on a consistent basis.
I can see the Wahine being a Top 25, if not a Top 10 team next year, if and only if, Stella signs her NLI with the Wahine. That will allow Robyn to move Caylen Alexander to Opposite. Then having Amber Igiede and Tiffany Westerberg, in the Middle. Throw in the supporting cast who are all returning next year, with this year's experience under their belt. The receiving and passing should be solid. Robyn just needs to select between Lang, or Matias, who will be the Setter. Whichever one is consistent with their sets. Things cannot look any brighter, for Robyn, staff, and the Wahine.
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 14, 2022 2:58:39 GMT -5
The content that the UH vball Instagram page has been putting out is great publicity for the program. Especially when Hawaii got featured on the NCAA page. Their followers were at less than 12K couple weeks ago and now they’re at +20,000 to be honest, it looks like they have lots of fake followers |
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Post by wahinefan on Sept 14, 2022 3:10:57 GMT -5
Has Riley Wagoner finally turned the corner and is now showing us why she was selected Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year. The next few will be very telling in that regard. Hopefully, she has and can show everyone what kind of volleyball player Riley Wagoner truly is and what earned her that reward.
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 14, 2022 3:14:15 GMT -5
The content that the UH vball Instagram page has been putting out is great publicity for the program. Especially when Hawaii got featured on the NCAA page. Their followers were at less than 12K couple weeks ago and now they’re at +20,000 to be honest, it looks like they have lots of fake followers Any increase in follower amount should equal the IG algorithms putting more UH Reels in front of more eyeballs so it evens out |
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Post by kaipono on Sept 14, 2022 3:26:04 GMT -5
Has Riley Wagoner finally turned the corner and is now showing us why she was selected Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year. The next few will be very telling in that regard. Hopefully, she has and can show everyone what kind of volleyball player Riley Wagoner truly is and what earned her that reward. I think Wagoner will mostly do fine in the Big West. We'll have to see how she does against the upper tier Big West teams like LBSU, Cal Poly, and UCSB. LBSU is pretty solid all-around, and although Cal Poly and UCSB has looked rough, their blocking is what has kept them in a lot of their matches (at least from the matches I've watched). |
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Post by practicesafesets on Sept 14, 2022 3:48:50 GMT -5
to be honest, it looks like they have lots of fake followers Any increase in follower amount should equal the IG algorithms putting more UH Reels in front of more eyeballs so it evens out A big assumption but fake followers are fake followers. You want real followers sharing your stories, posts etc for more relevant reach |
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 14, 2022 4:28:42 GMT -5
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Post by Cubicle No More ... on Sept 14, 2022 4:32:45 GMT -5
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Post by vbsam16 on Sept 14, 2022 9:43:02 GMT -5
What is crazy, and people may think I may be crazy also. But by the time their playing career is over as a Wahine, I believe Tiffany Westerberg could end up being a better Middle then Amber Igiede. Why do I say this, one reason, Tiffany Westerberg has more upside then Amber Igiede does. Robyn just needs to keep Tiffany Westerberg as a Middle. The Wahine will have 2 beast mode Middles next year. Robyn's only job will be to select a Setter who can set both of them on a consistent basis. I can see the Wahine being a Top 25, if not a Top 10 team next year, if and only if, Stella signs her NLI with the Wahine. That will allow Robyn to move Caylen Alexander to Opposite. Then having Amber Igiede and Tiffany Westerberg, in the Middle. Throw in the supporting cast who are all returning next year, with this year's experience under their belt. The receiving and passing should be solid. Robyn just needs to select between Lang, or Matias, who will be the Setter. Whichever one is consistent with their sets. Things cannot look any brighter, for Robyn, staff, and the Wahine. I feel like attacking wise, Tiffany could surpass Amber, but I think Amber is ahead in lateral speed and swinging smart right now. The one area where I don’t quite know Tiffany’s potential is her blocking. Amber is light years ahead of Tiffany in that department. Tiffany is much better when she swing blocks, which is why she’s having more success in the middle because she almost has to swing block if she wants to get to the outside quick enough. She doesn’t have the strongest shoulders nor the best timing on the block when she just stands and pikes, so the swing block really helps her press her hands over the net and not get tooled as easily. If you watch a lot of other good blocking teams, the middles and pins always swing block no matter how far they have to travel because it really allows the blocker to get as high as possible which makes it easier to press over. I can speak from experience that I’ve been way more successful swing blocking than just standing and jumping. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2022 9:56:25 GMT -5
Thank you! Even if it’s just Stella, that looks like a good pick up. After seeing Alexander, I’ll start withholding judgment until I see them actually take the floor. I did not expect Alexander to be so good! Yea these “undersized” athletes are good gets if they are hard workers, coachable, and athletic/mobile. I think Alexander is an especially bright spot because she surprised EVERYONE on this board with how much she has contributed this year, especially with less than spectacular club film we all watched. You can tell Alexander had great training in club too. She seems to execute her skills better than most of her peers on the current Hawaii team. Same goes for Lang. I want to see what happens after Alexander gets more experience. |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 14, 2022 12:28:37 GMT -5
Yea these “undersized” athletes are good gets if they are hard workers, coachable, and athletic/mobile. I think Alexander is an especially bright spot because she surprised EVERYONE on this board with how much she has contributed this year, especially with less than spectacular club film we all watched. You can tell Alexander had great training in club too. She seems to execute her skills better than most of her peers on the current Hawaii team. Same goes for Lang. I want to see what happens after Alexander gets more experience. Yup, A5 is definitely one of the better clubs out in that area. I think going after players like we have been so far that might not be the highest ranked recruit on their team but will be used to playing at a high level, surrounded by other athletes that do as well. Wish she could convince Singletary to come to the islands lol |
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Post by babybacksets on Sept 14, 2022 12:29:43 GMT -5
What is crazy, and people may think I may be crazy also. But by the time their playing career is over as a Wahine, I believe Tiffany Westerberg could end up being a better Middle then Amber Igiede. Why do I say this, one reason, Tiffany Westerberg has more upside then Amber Igiede does. Robyn just needs to keep Tiffany Westerberg as a Middle. The Wahine will have 2 beast mode Middles next year. Robyn's only job will be to select a Setter who can set both of them on a consistent basis. I can see the Wahine being a Top 25, if not a Top 10 team next year, if and only if, Stella signs her NLI with the Wahine. That will allow Robyn to move Caylen Alexander to Opposite. Then having Amber Igiede and Tiffany Westerberg, in the Middle. Throw in the supporting cast who are all returning next year, with this year's experience under their belt. The receiving and passing should be solid. Robyn just needs to select between Lang, or Matias, who will be the Setter. Whichever one is consistent with their sets. Things cannot look any brighter, for Robyn, staff, and the Wahine. I feel like attacking wise, Tiffany could surpass Amber, but I think Amber is ahead in lateral speed and swinging smart right now. The one area where I don’t quite know Tiffany’s potential is her blocking. Amber is light years ahead of Tiffany in that department. Tiffany is much better when she swing blocks, which is why she’s having more success in the middle because she almost has to swing block if she wants to get to the outside quick enough. She doesn’t have the strongest shoulders nor the best timing on the block when she just stands and pikes, so the swing block really helps her press her hands over the net and not get tooled as easily. If you watch a lot of other good blocking teams, the middles and pins always swing block no matter how far they have to travel because it really allows the blocker to get as high as possible which makes it easier to press over. I can speak from experience that I’ve been way more successful swing blocking than just standing and jumping. Tiffany surpassing Amber as an attacker? That’s…an opinion… |
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Post by skeleton on Sept 14, 2022 13:26:44 GMT -5
Not Wahine volleyball but......
HAWAII GROWN: WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
A list of 67 players who graduated from high school in Hawaii playing for mainland Division I schools:
Name School Ht. Cl. Pos. High school
Kayla Afoa Nevada 5-9 Sr. OH Kamehameha
Keonilei Akana Texas 5-9 So. L Kamehameha
Lexis Akeo Pittsburgh 5-8 Sr. S Kamehameha
Jolei Akima Cal Poly 5-6 Jr. L/DS Kamehameha
Ashli Alcala-Romero Army 5-5 Fr. L Maryknoll
Siela Avea South Carolina St. 5-10 Jr. OPP Kahuku
Madisyn Beirne Fairleigh Dickinson 5-11 Jr. OH Punahou
Jordan Bardouche Portland 5-5 Fr. L/DS Roosevelt
Shelby Capllonch Utah State 5-8 Sr. OH Damien
Nicanora Clarke Nevada 6-0 Fr. OH/OPP Waianae
Vanessa Collins Arkansas Pine Bluff 5-4 Sr. S Roosevelt
Hula Crisostomo UTEP 5-1 Sr. L/DS Moanalua
Bailey Darnell UC Irvine 5-8 Jr. DS Radford
Falanika Danielson Temple 5-5 So. L Mililani
Siena DeCambra Louisiana-Lafayette 5-8 So. S Baldwin
Tara DeSa California 5-5 Jr. L Kamehameha
Naya Dong UC San Diego 5-5 Sr. L ‘Iolani
Kaia Dunford Oral Roberts 5-11 Jr. OH Punahou
Rhyenne Filisi Toledo 6-2 Sr. MB Maryknoll
Jhenna Gabriel UNLV 5-8 Sr. S Maryknoll
Pono Gacutan Northeastern 5-5 Fr. L/DS Punahou
Aleeyah Galdeira North Texas 5-6 Sr. L/DS Kamehameha
Amariis Garcia St. John’s 6-1 Jr. MB Moanalua
Erin Goya Seattle U. 5-5 So. L/DS Mid-Pacific
Anuhea Hauanio-Lore, Navy, 5-9, Fr., OH, ’Iolani
Isabelle Iosua Utah Tech 6-0 Fr. MB/OH Punahou
Saige Ka’aha’aina-Torres Texas 6-0 Sr. S ‘Iolani
Chloe Ka’ahanui Quinnipiac 5-8 Jr. S Punahou
Devin Kahahawai Texas 6-4 Fr. OH Kamehameha
Keau Kamake’eaina Gonzaga 5-10 Jr. S Kahuku
Janne Kaniho San Jose St. 5-8 So. S Kamehameha
Ka’ehukaiiha’amaina‘e Keala E. Wash. 6-3 Sr. RS/MB Mid-Pacific
Isha Knight UNLV 5-7 So. L/DS Kamehameha
Nadia Koanui Cal St. Fullerton 5-7 Fr. L/DS Kamehameha
Sia Liilii Nevada 6-1 So. OH/OPP Punahou
Lyric Love Jacksonville 5-10 Jr. MB King Kekaulike
Mehana Ma’a UC Santa Barbara 6-1 Sr. S Punahou
Malie McClure Cal State Fullerton 5-9 Sr. L/OH Kamehameha
Aria McComber BYU 5-6 Sr. L Punahou
Kristen McDaniel N.C. State 5-9 Sr. S ‘Iolani
McKenzy Metter Columbia 5-6 Sr. L/DS Punahou
Aysia Miller UMBC 5-10 Jr. L Mililani
Faavae Kimsel Moe Quinnipiac 5-6 So. L/DS Punahou
Alyssa Muraoka UNLV 5-6 So. L Mid-Pacific
Megan Nishimura Pacific (Calif.) 5-8 So. L ‘Iolani
Elena Oglivie Stanford 5-10 Jr. L ‘Iolani
Teia Piette Harvard 5-5 So. L Le Jardin
Maui Robins Portland 5-11 Fr. OH Kamehameha
Nikki Saito Temple 5-3 Jr. DS Maryknoll
Becca Sakoda Illinois 5-0 So. L/DS ‘Iolani
Nikki Shimao Temple 5-5 So. DS/S ‘Iolani
Zoe Slaughter Auburn 5-7 Fr. L Moanalua
Bryanne Soares Oral Roberts 5-7 Jr. S Kamehameha
Nani Spaar Santa Clara 6-0 Jr. OH KS-Hawaii
Jeslyn Spencer Oral Roberts 5-8 Sr. OH Moanalua
Alyssa Sugai San Jose St. 6-3 Sr. OH/RS Punahou
Savannah Taosoga Grambling St. 5-10 So. OH Kahuku
Kahua Tilton Idaho St. 5-9 Jr. S Kamehameha
Heipua Tautua’a San Diego St. 6-1 Jr. OH Waianae
Makena Tong UC Riverside 5-6 Fr. S/DS University
Mokihana Tufono UCLA 5-10 Fr. S ‘Iolani
Nive Tuileta Santa Clara 5-10 So. S Le Jardin
Sina Uluave Toledo 5-11 Sr. OH Punahou
Kalena Vaivai Oral Roberts 5-9 Sr. S King Kekaulike
Grace Wee Santa Clara 5-6 Sr. L/DS ‘Iolani
Lucky-Rose Williams Virginia Tech 6-2 Fr. OH Punahou
Kate Yoshimoto Colorado St. 5-2 Fr. DS Punahou
Sheena Yoshioka St. John’s 5-3 Sr. L/DS Punahou
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2022 14:01:27 GMT -5
You can tell Alexander had great training in club too. She seems to execute her skills better than most of her peers on the current Hawaii team. Same goes for Lang. I want to see what happens after Alexander gets more experience. Yup, A5 is definitely one of the better clubs out in that area. I think going after players like we have been so far that might not be the highest ranked recruit on their team but will be used to playing at a high level, surrounded by other athletes that do as well. Wish she could convince Singletary to come to the islands lol I agree. I think it’ll be good for Hawaii to find players that come from prominent clubs whose training is geared towards getting their athletes ready to compete at the higher D1 level. When I rewatched the USC matches, some of Alexander’s attacks in system as powerful and they go downwards. She’s also good at managing her offense with her OOS swings. Her serve and technique is generally good and her passing and defense isn’t far behind. She’s made me eat my words and then some 😂 great get by Hawaii’s staff |
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Post by vbsam16 on Sept 14, 2022 14:30:14 GMT -5
I feel like attacking wise, Tiffany could surpass Amber, but I think Amber is ahead in lateral speed and swinging smart right now. The one area where I don’t quite know Tiffany’s potential is her blocking. Amber is light years ahead of Tiffany in that department. Tiffany is much better when she swing blocks, which is why she’s having more success in the middle because she almost has to swing block if she wants to get to the outside quick enough. She doesn’t have the strongest shoulders nor the best timing on the block when she just stands and pikes, so the swing block really helps her press her hands over the net and not get tooled as easily. If you watch a lot of other good blocking teams, the middles and pins always swing block no matter how far they have to travel because it really allows the blocker to get as high as possible which makes it easier to press over. I can speak from experience that I’ve been way more successful swing blocking than just standing and jumping. Tiffany surpassing Amber as an attacker? That’s…an opinion… ”could” was used intentionally lol. But I mainly said that because I think Tiffany looks more fluid attacking than Amber. But Amber is much more explosive and hits harder |
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